December 8, 1980
Today In History
John Lennon is gunned down outside of his Dakota apartment in New York City
On December 8, 1980, ABC News announces the untimely death of one of the greatest musical legends of all time, John Lennon. Lennon, one of the founding members of the Beatles, was shot to death in front of his home at the Dakota in New York City that same evening upon returning from a recording studio with his wife, Yoko Ono. Crowds gathered in memorial around the Dakota for days following. Ono was given Lennon’s ashes, but chose not to have a formal funeral.
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President JFK is assassinated in 1963
Andy Roddick serves a ball on clay and it gets stuck. Fake or not? You be the judge!
In 2000, he was the future of American tennis when he was just a teenager. At 18 years 3 months he was the youngest player to end the year in the Top 200. Ranked # 1 as a junior, he won Junior Australian Open and Junior US Open without dropping a set.
In 2001 he was the youngest player in the ATP Top 20, and 2002 he finished in the Top 10. The next season (2003), he made the biggest jump in history to claim the #1 position. He finished in the Top 10 ranking for nine consecutive years having his streak stopped in 2011.
The strength of his game was his devastating serve – once timed at 155 mph and his fluent forehand.
What's My Line? TV Show - Mystery guest is Mickey Mantle - May 17, 1953
Song of the Day
Roy Orbison | 'You Got It'
Classic scenes from Paul Lynde on Hollywood Squares
Explore America
Biscayne Boulevard in Miami
Your Favorite Role of these three?
- Sally Field in the Flying Nun
0% - Marlo Thomas in That Girl
0% - John Travolta in Welcome Back Kotter
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What famous entertainer was offered the role of Archie Bunker in the TV pilot for All in the Family before Carroll O'Connor was signed for the role?
- Mickey Rooney
- Richard Widmark
- Burt Reynolds
- Michael Douglas
What is the name of my character on SNL ?
Father Guido Sarducci
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What is the name of the 1967 film about this young, idealistic teacher played by Sandy Dennis ?
Up the Down Staircase
Funny Guys
Bob Hope
Jackie Gleason
Mel Brooks and Sid Caesar
Woody Allen
Sid Caesar
Bob Hope
Jackie Gleason
Mel Brooks and Sid Caesar
Woody Allen
TV Show of the Day
Classic scenes from Get Smart | Season 5
Maxwell Smart, a.k.a. Agent 86, works for CONTROL, a Washington, D.C.-based counterintelligence agency. Totally inept as a secret agent, Smart can barely use the gadgetry the agency provides him 'including a phone embedded in his shoe'. Nevertheless, he and his fellow agents always seem to thwart the operations of KAOS, an organized crime outfit dedicated to evil. Agent 99 is Smart's smarter partner, a resourceful agent who eventually marries her bumbling cohort. Smart and Agent 99's boss is a man known only as The Chief. Starring Don Adams as Maxwell Smart | Barbara Feldon as Agent 99 | Edward Platt as The Chef.
Buffalo Springfield performing For What It's Worth - 1967
In 1968 Bob Gibson had an ERA of .112 with 13 shutouts - winning 22 and losing 9 games
Interview of the Day
Sean Connery - Close Up
Beverly Hills in the 1950s
Grateful Dead | Full Concert | June 19, 1976 | Live from the Capitol Theatre Passaic, NJ
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Super Bowl I in 1967 actually had a different name, what was it ?
The World Championship Game
Scenes Around America
Yosemite National Park
The Redwoods
The Grand Canyon
Grand Teton National Park
Yosemite National Park
The Redwoods
The Grand Canyon
Grand Teton National Park
They were big time winners
Michael Jordan
Bill Russell
Mark Spitz - Only Gold Medals and WRs
Sandy Koufax
Secretariat - Triple Crown Winner
Michael Jordan
Bill Russell
Mark Spitz - Only Gold Medals and WRs
Sandy Koufax
Secretariat - Triple Crown Winner
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